usatvline Chapter 196 The Unyielding Rock
Chapter 196 The Unyielding Rock
Mysterious tracks streaked across the sky.
The magic stone shells whistled down from the sky and smashed into the enemy's defense line.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions continued, interweaving into a elegy of death!
The flying debris ruthlessly harvested the enemy's lives.
The roar was deafening, and the flames caused by the exploding shells were like gorgeous fireworks, blooming on the enemy's positions, and the rising smoke and dust enveloped the entire battlefield.
The violent gusts of air swept in like a tidal wave. The enemy soldiers were hit hard and fell wailing in the smoke and dust. Their cries were drowned out by the roar of artillery fire.
The earth seemed to be shaking.
Sun Jiang stared at the battlefield, watching the enemy troops suffer heavy losses in the artillery fire.
He would never get tired of seeing such a sight!
He felt extremely happy.
Little ones, this day has come too!
You see, under the artillery fire, the enemy will not escape death either!
Let the fire pour down even more fiercely!
Let the enemy wail in pain under the gunfire!
Just by the sound of the magic stone shells exploding, Major General Toranosuke Koshio knew that the number of the enemy's artillery was no less than that of the Imperial Army.
This is undoubtedly terrifying.
You must know that compared with the Imperial Japanese Army, the artillery power of the Chinese Army has always been unequal.
I didn't expect that the 358th Regiment had so many artillery pieces.
They have been hiding their strength until this moment. This kind of forbearance is really terrifying.
Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aono, the leader of the 39th Infantry Battalion, hurried to Major General Toranosuke Ogose. "General, the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. We must break through!"
Filled with remorse, Major General Kosei Toranosuke hesitated for a moment and roared, "No! We must not break out. The enemy must have set a trap and is waiting for us!"
"But……"
"There is no way out. Since the army of the Kingdom of Fire can stand firm in the fire of the Imperial Flame, the warriors of our Great Sun Empire can do it too. Let the soldiers sneak into the trenches! Counterattack, order the Gale Artillery Battalion to launch a counterattack immediately!"
Under the first wave of artillery fire from the Scorching Legion, 11 of the Sun Gods' artillery pieces were destroyed in an instant.
The Gale Artillery Regiment braved the rain of fire and quickly moved its artillery positions.
Meanwhile, the master of artillery was anxiously calculating the position of the enemy's batteries.
Once they were diverted, they immediately counterattacked.
Rumble…
Sun Jiang was extremely surprised when he saw the explosion and flashing flames at the Gale Cannon position.
At this point, the enemy did not choose to break out.
Instead, choose to fight back.
The Sun Demon is indeed extremely tough!
But today, even if you are made of iron, your Father will break you into pieces.
"Blow the horn of decisive battle, and all forces will attack with all their might!"
When the soldiers were about to reach the enemy's front, the Gale Artillery Battalion stopped shelling.
Looking at the battlefield, it was devastated, with broken limbs torn by enemy artillery fire, scattered arms and leg armor, and even bloody heads everywhere.
Major General Toranosuke Oshio gnashed his teeth in anger.
Although the start was not favorable, the enemy succeeded in a surprise attack.
But they actually thought that they could easily destroy the glory of the Great Sun Empire?
wishful thinking!
Major General Koshii Toranosuke roared:
After the baptism of war in the early stages, the size of the Japanese tour groups has changed significantly.
In the early days, there were only four or five thousand people, but later it expanded to seven or eight thousand.
The artillery also increased from the original 24 Flame Field Guns to 32, including 20 mountain guns and 12 field guns.
Even though 11 guns were destroyed by the Blazing Legion's direct-fired Wind Artillery Battalion, the 21th Brigade's firepower was still strong, with 15 guns remaining. There were still 6 mountain guns and field guns.
Not to mention the Type 92 70mm infantry guns equipped by the five infantry battalions.
Major General Kosei Toranosuke roared: "We are the brave warriors of the Great Sun Empire and the most powerful army. How can we lose to the Kingdom of Fire? Attack and let these despicable people of Fire see the power of the Yamato nation!"
Unlike the newly established 62nd Division, this entirely newly formed team has many soldiers recruited from the mainland.
The 9th Independent Mixed Brigade is almost entirely composed of veterans, and is fierce and domineering.
Even under fire, they remained resilient.
Seeing the enemy charging, they immediately roared like wild beasts and pounced on the soldiers of the Scorching Legion.
The enemy troops jumped in front of the pothole-filled positions, covering each other and taking turns to rush towards the positions.
The warriors of the Scorching Legion clearly saw the fierce light in their eyes, as bloodthirsty as wild beasts.
The enemy's machine guns fired like a rainstorm, pouring bullets towards the Third Column of the Scorching Legion, with blood splattering and screams rang out.
"boom!"
The enemy's grenade launchers also began to show their power.
In an instant, explosions broke out on the battlefield and the whistling sound of bullets was everywhere.
"Kill!" The Scorching Legion, holding shovels and carrying rifles with chopping blades on their shoulders, rushed towards the enemy on the position.
"Japs! Go to hell!" Cao Feng gripped the machine gun tightly, pulled the trigger, and fired wildly at the enemy.
The warriors of the Blazing Legion also roared and started a fierce hand-to-hand fight...
The devilish alien soldiers roared and rushed towards their camp frantically, constantly throwing mysterious runes at the warriors of the 358th Legion. The entire battlefield was shrouded in magical smoke.
Both sides roared and then fought fiercely.
The magic sword flashing with cold light pierced deeply into the opponent's chest, and blood-red magic power splashed everywhere.
"what--"
An alien soldier roared and stabbed the magic sword into the heart of the 358th Legion soldier.
The warriors of the 358th Legion howled in agony, staring at their enemies and thrusting the sword deeper into their bodies with all their might.
He took out the magic explosives from his chest and decisively lit the fuse.
Seeing that the enemy was ready to die together, the alien soldiers tried to draw their magic swords in fear and escape.
However, the opponent held the magic sword firmly, and he didn't care even if his palm was pierced.
boom!
The magic explosive exploded, and both disappeared in the light.
More soldiers fought desperately on the battlefield.
Another soldier from the 358th Legion had just hit the alien in the shoulder with a psychic shovel, with the shovel almost embedded in half.
The injured alien soldiers became more violent, struggling and roaring in pain like injured beasts.
Unable to break free, he simply removed the hanging magic explosive from his chest and struck it hard.
He rushed towards the soldiers of the 358th Legion without hesitation and detonated the explosives in his hand.
The soldiers of the 358th Brigade and the th Legion were entangled in the melee. The roar of guns and cannons was mixed with angry roars, accompanied by the sound of breaking bones and blood spilling like streams.
Faced with the stubborn resistance of the alien race, the 358th Corps had to retreat.
Although the enemy was repelled, there was no cheering or celebration on the alien positions.
They slumped in the broken magic trench, gasping for breath.
In this battle, they exhausted all their strength and barely managed to resist the enemy's attack.
A few days ago, the 9th Brigade lost thousands of soldiers. Today, more than 2,000 people have died on the battlefield.
Many people were directly devoured by the enemy's magic cannon energy.
The 9th Brigade, which had more than 7,000 people when it set out, now has only more than 3,000 people left.
Major General Toranosuke Oshio looked at the trench that was badly damaged by magic bombardment, and a shadow formed in his heart.
Will I die here?
impossible!
We are the Imperial Japanese Army and will never allow ourselves to fail.
"Send a magic message to the headquarters, requesting rapid reinforcements. If we delay any longer, we will miss the opportunity!"
At this juncture, Major General Toranosuke Oshio still stubbornly believed.
He had tied down the main force of the 358th Legion and was not surrounded by the enemy.
As long as General Yoshimoto Sadaichi sent troops to support, the main force of the 358th Army could be wiped out in one fell swoop.
The difficulties faced by the 9th Brigade far exceeded Sun Jiang's expectations.
Cao Feng from the First Battalion had his left arm scratched by magic fragments and could only be kept up with a bandage.
He said, "Captain, we are not afraid of death, but we can't be so reckless. We have to think of a way!"
After hearing this, Sun Jiang thought carefully and finally came up with a plan.
"Dig a secret passage to get closer, then advance with all your forces!"
After hearing this, Cao Feng remembered the secret passage tactics that the Second Column had used to defeat the alien race.
"Okay! I'll tell my brothers to dig a secret passage right away!"
In the command post of the 39th Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aono, captain of the th Infantry Battalion, pointed to a dusty spot at the foot of the hill.
"General, look!"...
Major General Toranosuke Oshio hurriedly picked up the arcane viewing mirror and looked over, only to see an underground passage winding towards this side.
"The underground channel tactic! You still want to rely on this strategy. Pass my order, everyone prepare the magic grenades!"
After several battles with the Earth Spirit Regiment, the 358th Regiment's tactics had given the Japanese orcs some ways to deal with the situation.
After digging for a whole day, the passage finally approached the enemy's fortress within only twenty or thirty yards.
This made Sun Jiang very confused.
The strange thing is that during the whole process, the enemy did not send out troops to stop them once. Otherwise, they would not have been able to dig so easily.
A feeling of uneasiness shrouded Sun Jiang's heart.
However, now that the tunnel was about to touch the orcs' defense line, he could not give up.
At this moment, he could only pray that everything went smoothly.
The tunnel had already been dug to the Japanese orcs’ position. Cao Feng held the magic horn and shouted, “Attack!”
Upon hearing this, the warriors of the first company of the first battalion instantly jumped up and threw the giant magic grenades in their hands towards the enemy camp.
The heavy mecha shooters also activated their magic machine guns simultaneously, and the barrage of bullets poured down on the Japanese orc soldiers behind the tanks like a rainstorm!
Almost at the same time, the Japanese orcs in the fortress also stood up and tried their best to throw their magic grenades.
The roars continued...
In an instant, the sound of magic grenades exploding could be heard on both sides' positions.
Magic against magic, machine gun against machine gun.
The 358th Regiment approached quietly through a tunnel, and the Japanese orcs did not use artillery.
Instead, he fought back with magic grenades.
Although their power is not great, their numbers are large enough to offset their disadvantages.
The fourth echelon of soldiers responsible for excavation suffered heavy casualties.
Of course, the Japanese orcs did not gain any advantage either.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and for a moment, neither could do anything to the other.
Witnessing this, Sun Jiang pounded the ground angrily.
The cunning Japanese orcs have learned their lesson!
The leyline tactics no longer seemed to work, and he roared, "Retreat!"
The third echelon evacuated in an orderly manner to prevent the enemy from counterattacking using the tunnel.
During the retreat, they also had to work hard to backfill the tunnel.
Seeing the soldiers of the 358th Regiment working hard to fill the soil, the Japanese orcs' position erupted in sarcastic laughter.
This made Sun Jiang even more furious!
Just wait and see, little Japanese orc.
I'll let you guys be proud for a while, but sooner or later I will catch all of you cowards in one fell swoop!
The First Army Headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Force in Taiyuan.
Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi Griffin was in the command room discussing with his generals how to encircle and suppress the 358th Regiment.
The signalman rushed in. "Report to the commander! Major General Lionheart Kogo Toranosuke of the 9th Expeditionary Brigade is calling!"
Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi Griffin quickly gave instructions. "Read!"
"The 358th Expeditionary Brigade has pinned down the main force of the th Regiment. Request the General to send reinforcements as soon as possible to assist in the encirclement and suppression!"
When Yoshimoto Sadaichi heard this, he immediately stood up and gave orders.
"Alright! Immediately order the 83rd Expeditionary Brigade and the 10th Expeditionary Brigade to quickly dispatch troops to join the 358th Brigade in encircling and suppressing the 358th Regiment! Notify the air cavalry to attack! This time we must completely eliminate the th Regiment and cannot allow it to continue to be so arrogant!"
"As ordered!"
The 83rd Expeditionary Brigade stationed in Linfen and the 10th Expeditionary Brigade in Taiyuan hurriedly prepared rune explosives. They will arrive at the front line of Wuzhai Town in two days at the latest.
In order to prevent ambushes by the 358th Regiment and the Eighth Route Army, they sent out heavy tanks to clear the way.
There were Japanese orc soldiers patrolling along the way, and the puppet army was responsible for guarding key nodes.
The Eighth Route Army wanted to set an ambush, but it wasn't that easy...
In this mysterious continent, the Japanese Salam Corps occupies important transportation routes and poses an endless threat with its rapid troop movements.
Recently, Cao Geng's situation has been worrying. Although he has captured the peaceful Everest County, he never expected that the Salam Legion would attach so much importance to the 358th Garrison and almost mobilize the strength of two legions to encircle and suppress it.
At this moment, Cao Geng felt a heavy pressure in his heart like a huge rock. The Ninth Army showed amazing resilience. The mountain artillery of the 358th Garrison had been worn out, the artillery reserve was almost half consumed, and the personnel losses were heavy, but it still failed to shake the defense line of the Ninth Army.
They stood like a rock on the top of the mountain, holding their ground and refusing to retreat. The 358th garrison was also in trouble at this moment. Wuzhai Fort was their foundation, and they would never allow the Salam Corps to gain a foothold there.
Just as Cao Geng was worried, Fang Ligong hurried into the room.
"Commander-in-chief, the scouts brought back the latest intelligence. The Tenth Corps in Taiyuan and the Eighty-third Corps in Linfen have both taken action and are heading towards Wuzhai Fort! They will arrive in two days at most!" Fang Ligong reported anxiously.
Upon hearing this, Cao Geng frowned. If the two legions joined forces, the 358th garrison would face a siege from twice as many legions. At that time, the situation on the battlefield would be reversed in an instant.
Cao Geng was no longer faced with the difficult problem of how to defeat the Ninth Army Corps, but how to escape from the encirclement and preserve Wuzhai Fort. The time left for the 358th garrison was running out.
There were only two days left, and the Ninth Army had to be dealt with within two days. Even if it was impossible to annihilate it completely, it had to be defeated. Cao Geng was extremely anxious.
He then led his staff to the Wuzhaibao frontline command post and took over the command. Sun Jiang, the captain of the Third Column, witnessed that his column had been unable to capture the city under the flames of the giant crows in the sky, suffered heavy casualties, and had no choice but to retreat. He shouted angrily: "This battle cannot be fought anymore, it is too frustrating."
Fang Ligong held a telescope and suggested: "Commander-in-chief, this battle can't be delayed any longer, otherwise when Salam's reinforcements arrive, we won't even have a way to retreat!"
"Are we going to retreat like this? Are we going to defend Wuzhai Fort?" Fang Ligong advised, "But it is not a solution for us to just hold on. Facing a legion of the Salam Legion, we cannot last long! As long as we have the green mountains, we will not be afraid of running out of firewood! Commander, now we have Everest County and some breathing space, we can abandon Wuzhai Fort!"
Cao Geng fell into deep thought after hearing this. Give up Wuzhaibao? Retreat?
After only a few seconds of hesitation, Cao Geng made a decision. He could not retreat. Dagu Mountain was his strategic backing, and losing Wuzhaibao meant cutting off the connection with Dagu Mountain. He could not retreat no matter what.
But if the Ninth Legion stubbornly defended, it would be impossible to completely destroy them in the short term. What should he do?
After lighting a cigarette, Cao Geng finally made a decision. Even though he was unwilling, he didn't care about that anymore.
Defeat the Ninth Legion first, and the rest can be dealt with later. "Chief of Staff! Gather several hundred warriors and collect all the explosive packs in the regiment..."